Wilton, Ia. – The Iowa legislator who hosted Rick Perry at a fundraiser today said he hasn’t endorsed any presidential candidate yet – and that the eventual endorsement by a well-known Iowa Christian conservative will be fairly meaningless.

“I think the media, especially the out-of-state media is making a few mistakes in analyzing Iowa,” state Rep. Jeff Kaufmann, R-Wilton, told a couple reporters this afternoon. “I think they’re grossly overestimating the importance of Bob Vander Plaats and that group. I think Bob Vander Plaats’ star is not only setting, I think it’s set.”

Vander Plaats, the president of the Family Leader, a Christian policy organization based in the Des Moines area, has been portrayed in some national news publications as a conservative kingmaker.

Vander Plaats, a Sioux City Republican activists, speaks out against gay marriage and abortion, and promotes fiscal policies that help families.

“I don’t know of a single person in this room of 180 people that’s going to make their decision based on Bob Vander Plaats,” Kaufmann said after the Texas governor spoke.